CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 – Round of 16

3 January 2026
Senegal – Sudan
Referee: Dahane Beida MTN (photo)
VAR: Lahlou Benbraham ALG

Mali – Tunisia
Referee: Abongile Tom RSA
VAR: Brighton Chimene ZIM

4 January 2026
Morocco – Tanzania
Referee: Boubou Traore MLI
VAR: Issa Sy SEN

South Africa – Cameroon
Referee: Peter Waweru KEN
VAR:

5 January 2026
Egypt – Benin
Referee: Pierre Atcho GAB
VAR: Hamza El Fariq MAR

Nigeria – Mozambique
Referee:
VAR:

6 January 2026
Algeria – Congo DR
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf EGY
VAR: Amin Omar EGY

Cote d’Ivoire – Burkina Faso
Referee: Mahmoud Ismail SDN
VAR:

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Candidate Referees and Video Match Officials

AFC
Referees
1. Alireza Faghani (AUS, 1978, photo)
2. Ma Ning (CHN, 1979)
3. Yusuke Araki (JPN, 1986)
4. Adham Makhadmeh (JOR, 1986)
5. Khalid Al-Turais (KSA, 1987)
6. Ahmed Al Kaf (OMA, 1983)
7. Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT, 1987)
8. Salman Falahi (QAT, 1990)
9. Omar Al-Ali (UAE, 1988)
10. Ilgiz Tantashev (UZB, 1984)

Video Match Officials
1. Shaun Evans (AUS, 1987)
3. Fu Ming (CHN, 1983)
4. Jumpei Iida (JPN, 1981)
5. Kim Woo-Sung (KOR, 1987)
6. Abdullah Jamali (KUW, 1992)
7. Khamis Al-Marri (QAT, 1984)
8. Abdullah Al-Shehri (KSA, 1992)
9. Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN, 1986)
10. Sivakorn Pu-Udom (THA, 1987)
11. Mohammed Obaid (UAE, 1984)
12. Firdavs Norsafarov (UZB, 1994)

CAF
Referees
1. Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG, 1985)
2. Jean Ndala (COD, 1987)
3. Amin Omar (EGY, 1985)
4. Pierre Atcho (GAB, 1992)
5. Dahane Beida (MTN, 1991)
6. Jalal Jayed (MAR, 1987)
7. Issa Sy (SEN, 1984)
8. Omar Artan (SOM, 1992)
9. Mahmood Ismail (SDN, 1988)

Video Match Officials
1. Lahlou Benbraham (ALG, 1986)
2. Mahmoud Ashour (EGY, 1976)
3. Hamza El Fariq (MAR, 1990)
4. Abongile Tom (RSA, 1991)
5. Haythem Guirat (TUN, 1990)

CONCACAF
Referees
1. Drew Fischer (CAN, 1980)
2. Juan Calderon (CRC, 1987)
3. Ivan Barton (SLV, 1991)
4. Mario Escobar (GUA, 1986)
5. Said Martinez (HON, 1991)
6. Oshane Nation (JAM, 1991)
7. Cesar Ramos (MEX, 1983)
8. Katia Garcia (MEX, 1992)
9. Joseph Dickerson (USA, 1987)
10. Ismail Elfath (USA, 1982)
11. Tori Penso (USA, 1986)

Video Match Officials
1. Benjamin Whitty (CAY, 1983)
2. Yasith Monge (CRC, 1990)
3. Benjamin Pineda (CRC, 1987)
4. Daneon Parchment (JAM, 1981)
5. Adonai Escobedo (MEX, 1987)
6. Oscar Macias (MEX, 1981)
7. Erick Miranda (MEX, 1982)
8. Guillermo Pacheco (MEX, 1995)
9. Ismael Cornejo (SLV, 1987)
10. Allen Chapman (USA, 1974)
11. Joseph Dickerson (USA, 1987)
12. Edvin Jurisevic (USA, 1975)
13. Chris Penso (USA, 1982)
14. Armando Villarreal (USA, 1986)

CONMEBOL
Referees
1. Yael Falcon (ARG, 1988)
2. Dario Herrera (ARG, 1985)
3. Facundo Tello (ARG, 1982)
4. Ramon Abatti (BRA, 1989)
5. Raphael Claus (BRA, 1979)
6. Wilton Sampaio (BRA, 1981)
7. Cristian Garay (CHI, 1989)
8. Andres Rojas (COL, 1984)
9. Juan Benitez (PAR, 1984)
10. Kevin Ortega (PER, 1992)
11. Andres Matonte (URU, 1988)
12. Gustavo Tejera (URU, 1988)
13. Jesus Valenzuela (VEN, 1983)

Video Match Officials
1. Hernan Mastrangelo (ARG, 1981)
2. Silvio Trucco (ARG, 1978)
3. Rodolpho Toski (BRA, 1987)
4. Rodrigo Carvajal (CHI, 1986)
5. Juan Lara (CHI, 1989)
6. Heider Castro (COL, 1990)
7. Nicolas Gallo (COL, 1986)
8. David Rodriguez (COL, 1999)
9. Carlos Orbe (ECU, 1982)
10. Derlis Lopez (PAR, 1988)
11. Ulises Mereles (PAR, 1984)
12. Antonio Garcia (URU, 1986)
13. Leodan Gonzalez (URU, 1983)
14. Juan Soto (VEN, 1977)

OFC
Referee
1. Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (NZL, 1983)

UEFA
Referees
1. Irfan Peljto (BIH, 1984)
2. Michael Oliver (ENG, 1985)
3. Anthony Taylor (ENG, 1978)
4. Francois Letexier (FRA, 1989)
5. Clement Turpin (FRA, 1982)
6. Felix Zwayer (GER, 1981)
7. Maurizio Mariani (ITA, 1982)
8. Danny Makkelie (NED, 1983)
9. Espen Eskas (NOR, 1988)
10. Szymon Marciniak (POL, 1981)
11. Joao Pinheiro (POR, 1988)
12. Istvan Kovacs (ROU, 1984)
13. Slavko Vincic (SVN, 1979)
14. Jose Sanchez Martinez (ESP, 1983)
15. Glenn Nyberg (SWE, 1988)
16. Sandro Schärer (SUI, 1988)

Video Match Officials
1. Manuel Schüttengruber (AUT, 1983)
2. Bram Van Driessche (BEL, 1985)
3. Ivan Bebek (CRO, 1977)
4. Jarred Gillett (ENG, 1986)
5. Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP, 1976)
6. Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP, 1982)
7. Jerôme Brisard (FRA, 1986)
8. Willy Delajod (FRA, 1992)
9. Bastian Dankert (GER, 1980)
10. Angelos Evangelou (GRE, 1983)
11. Marco Di Bello (ITA, 1981)
12. Marco Guida (ITA, 1981)
13. Rob Dieperink (NED, 1988)
14. Dennis Higler (NED, 1985)
15. Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL, 1978)
16. Piotr Lasyk (POL, 1979)
17. Andre Narciso (POR, 1983)
18. Ovidiu Hategan (ROU, 1980)
19. Momcilo Markovic (SRB, 1987)
20. Fedayi San (SUI, 1982)

Final selection seminars for Referees
AFC/CAF/OFC: Doha (Qatar), 23-27 February 2026
CONCACAF/CONMEBOL: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 12-16 January 2026
UEFA: Dubai (UAE), 2-6 March 2026

Final selection seminars for Video Match Officials
AFC/CAF: Doha (Qatar), 3-5 February 2026
CONCACAF: Dallas (USA), 19-21 January 2026
CONMEBOL: Asuncion (Paraguay), 14-16 January 2026
UEFA: Vienna (Austria), 10-12 February 2026